I walked through the parking lot and into the church, not knowing what to expect. “We are asking that everyone walk past, pay your respects and then find your seats” the usher said. I was attending the funeral for my friend’s brother. He was killed in action in Afghanistan on October 13th, 2010. His last letter home said this, “There are IED’s everywhere…It’s an eerie feeling knowing that your next step could be your last.” It was an IED that took him out of this …

I recently came across a video of a young girl sharing her abortion experience. She had gotten pregnant by her boyfriend and the first words he said to her after she’d taken a pregnancy test was, “Abortion, right?” She went on to say that they had already discussed the “if” possibility of being pregnant in their relationship. But to have that as his first response hurt her. What caught my attention was towards the end of this video when this young girl said: The emotional …

“When your father dies, say the Irish, you lose your umbrella against bad weather… When your father dies, say the Russians, he takes your childhood with him.” – Diana Der-Hovanessian, from the Shifting the Sun There’s not really a better way of putting that. When you lose a father, you lose your safety net. Suddenly your carefree ways, aren’t so carefree. Or, the reverse is true, it hurts so bad you don’t care about anything. I was beyond blessed to have had an amazing Father. …

Although Whitney was unsure about possibly being pregnant, she found herself happy knowing her test came back positive. Whitney, although happy, still struggled with knowing how to financially provide for her new baby. There was already another baby and a 5-year-old at home. But, Whitney didn’t want to live with more regret. She wanted to make a good decision. Whitney said the prayer time really helped influence her decision to keep her baby. Whitney said she received good information at Hope. She recently brought her …

A husband and wife moved to a city that was; how should we say this? Less than quaint. It was probably the equivalent of Las Vegas. Not the ideal place to start and raise a family, but they did. They had two daughters. One day, they had some visitors who told them they needed to pack up and leave their home and city behind. It was a shock for them but staying would be catastrophic. So, reluctantly, they left. During the move, the wife died. …

Prayer, Praises & Patient Numbers

Praise God for the 1,237 abortion-minded patients who chose life this past year!

Pray for women and men in the Southwest Broward area to find our clinics.

Pray for increased visits from abortion-minded women.

Pray for an increase in women who need hope and restoration from their past abortion. We are thankful for the 500 women who found comfort in sharing their abortion experience in our clinics in 2019.

Pray for more people to come to know the Lord. In 2019, we shared the gospel with 715 patients and 5 people were saved!

We served 752 male clients in 2019. Pray for God to raise up a leader for our Men of Hope Program to connect with these young men.

Pray for truth to be received and lives to be changed. We praise God for the 1,200 ultrasound patients where women learned the truth about life and for the 1,610 STI testing clients who heard the truth about God's plan for sex and marriage.

Pray for doors to open for HOPE to share on college campuses and local high schools.

Hope Women’s Centers has been helping women and men make pregnancy decisions since 1987. All of our services are free & confidential, and are offered in our medical clinics at several convenient locations in Broward County.